chlamydia

chla myd i a |kləˈmidēə kləˈmɪdiə | ▶noun ( pl. same or chlamydiae |-ˈmidēˌē | ) a very small parasitic bacterium that, like a virus, requires the biochemical mechanisms of another cell in order to reproduce. Bacteria of this type cause various diseases including trachoma, psittacosis, and nonspecific urethritis. [Genus Chlamydia and order Chlamydiales. ] DERIVATIVES chla myd i al adjective ORIGIN 1960s: modern Latin (plural ), from Greek khlamus, khlamud- ‘cloak. ’

chlamydia

chlamydia |kləˈmɪdɪə | ▶noun ( pl. same or chlamydiae |-dɪiː | ) a very small parasitic bacterium which, like a virus, requires the biochemical mechanisms of another cell in order to reproduce. Bacteria of this type cause various diseases including trachoma, psittacosis, and non-specific urethritis. ●Genus Chlamydia and order Chlamydiales. DERIVATIVES chlamydial adjective ORIGIN 1960s: modern Latin (plural ), from Greek khlamus, khlamud- ‘cloak ’.

chlamydia

chlamydia n. f. (pl. chlamydiæ ou chlamydias ) nom féminin médecine Bactérie responsable d ’infections variées. Prononciation Les lettres ch se prononcent k Note Orthographique chlam y d i a.

chlamydia

chla myd i a /kləmɪ́diə /名詞 複 ～e /-diiː /C 〘生物 〙クラミジア 〘バクテリアの一種; トラホームなどを起こす 〙.